Wilson Chandler expecting to make season debut on Monday at Utah

The veteran small forward is closing in on a return to action, he said, eyeing the Nuggets road game at Utah on Monday as his targeted season debut after dealing with a sore hamstring for a month. He’s had one missed timeline after another in getting to this point.

Wilson Chandler. (John Leyba, The Denver Post)

“I feel good,” Chandler said. “The goal is Monday.”

Chandler said he was able to do some court work for the first time in while on Wednesday. The tightness in the hamstring is subsiding and he’s ready to take on more on-court work. He’ll try and participate in practices and shootarounds each time out between now and Monday.

Nuggets coach Brian Shaw, however, isn’t holding his breath. Asked what his understanding of Chandler’s situation is, he shrugged his shoulders.

“I don’t have any understanding of the situation,” he said, smiling. “When he gets some practices under his belt, whenever that is, and shows that he’s able to play, then that’s when I’ll have an understanding that he can play.”

Follow Chris Dempsey on Twitter @dempseypost or email him at cdempsey@denverpost.com

Chris Dempsey arrived at The Denver Post in Dec. 2003 after seven years at the Boulder Daily Camera, where he primarily covered the University of Colorado football and men's basketball teams. A University of Colorado-Boulder alumnus, Dempsey covers the Nuggets and also chips in on college sports.